Swearing in other cultures (was Langmaker.com and...)

"Roger Mills" <rfmilly@...> wrote:

> Someone commented that what's obscene (or just merely insulting) would
> depend on the conculture. And I suspect many of of have overlooked that--
I
> know I have, in many cases, and ought to devote more thought to getting
away
> from the defecatory/sexual obscenities that _we_ consider so horrible. I
> wonder if it's a Judaeo-Christian (+Islamic) thing...:-))
>
> Any comments about other cultures/traditions? nat- as well as con-??
A lot of Dutch swearing is reportedly based on diseases such as pox,
TB, cancer, pleurisy, and the like, rather than religion, reproduction,
or elimination of waste.

I too would like to know what other cultures consider profane/obscene.

--
Damian

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